The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-15
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MAINE.
Bar Harbor Notes.
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Bar Harbor Notes.
Especial to the Press.l
BAR HARBoR, Aug. 13-Secretary and
Mrs. Fairchild will be here Aug. 25th, and
will be the guests of William b. Rice of New
York.
Hon. and Mrs. j. p. Bass of Bangor are
summering here and have taken a cottage
near the West End Hotel.
The cottage which is now being construct
ed at Hull's Cove by Senator Yulee of Flori-
da. wilIcost $4,000.
There is TO be a lawn tennis tournament at
Mossley Hall next Tuesday afternoon. The
winner Of the singles will be the recipient Of
the Mossley Hall champion cup.
G. b. Kambouropoulos of Andover, is at
the Rodick.
The Stranger in Trouble.
BAR HARBoR, Aug. 13-This afternoon,
the steam yacht Stranger, of the New York
Yacht Club, met with an accident which
came very near proving fatal to her making
any more cruises this season. The steamer
City of Richmond, while backing out from
the wharf, struck tie head boom of the
Stranger, just as the latter was about getting
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gear, bowsprit included. After some slight
delay in clearing away the wreckage, the
yacht pluckily got under way and stood out
of the harbor to the westward, returning to
the anchorage towards sunset.
Crops In Good Condition.
! LEWISTON, Aug. 13.-The Journal pub
| fishes today a synopsis of crop reports from
| all portions of Maine. The hay crop will be
| 25 per cent more than last year; OF fruit
| there will be less than half the average crop;
of corn there will be 10 increase over the av-
erage. The potato yield will be about the
same as last year. Oats promise to be a bove
the average, but are rusting.
More Trouble in WaterviIIe.
WATERvILLE, Aug. 13-About one-third
| of the weavers in the Lockwood mill at Wa
terville struck for further adyansso Of WAGES
this morning, and are now out. The dissat-
isfaction seems to arise from the belief that
wageSal the different kinds of work are not
-eeqq+aissiiy ana property adjusted The back
boys and spoilers are still out. There seems
to be a feeling among the operatives that
there shall be a general advance in wages.
The claim that wages have been unequally
advanced is denied by the manager of the
corporation. He says all pece-work has
! been advanced "A per cent, without distine-
| tion.
Taken to Jail.
BlDDEFoRD, Aug. 13-Myron W. Maynard
the Worcester young man, who was last
week arrested in this city, for stealing team
from W. A. Briggss livery stable in Port
land, was arraigned in the municipal court |
A. do1
over to the supreme court. In default of |
bail he was taken to the county Jail at Al |
fred.
The campmeeting at Sebago.
SEBAGo LAKE, Aug. 13.-The temperance
campmeeting at Sebago Lake opened to-
day, with 5000 in attendance Prayer was
offered by Rev. B. N. Stone of Fryeburg.
Mrs. E. e. Cain, superintendent of juvenile
temples, was in charge. Addresses were
made by Mrs. Cain, Rev. S. f. Pearson. and
B. N. Stone, with recitations by the children.
The music was greatly enjoyed, being by
Bent's Ladies' Quartette and the Jubilee
Singers. Balloons and day fireworks were
exhibited.
SEBAGo LAKE. Aug. 14-The campmeet-
ing closed today. The weather was fine and
was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. Bent and
others. There was singing by the Atlanta,
| Georgia, Jubilee Singers, which has formed
prominent feature throughout the meeting
| The forenoon of today was occupied by the
reformed men, under the leadership of Rev.
S. +. Pearson. the well known worker on
both sides of the Atlantic.
In the afternoon addresses were delivered
by Hon. Hiram Knowlton of Portland, who
ranks among the soundest lawyers of Cum
berland county, Gen. Neal Dow, who spoke
in his usual earnest manner and Volney B.
Cushing, Esq. of Bangor, than whom few
speak better. As whole the present meet
ing was decided success.
Old Orchard Meetings.
OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 14.-The fellowship
holiness meetings at the camp ground today,
have been attended by vast crowds of peo-
pie. The first service was a prayer meeting
held in the tabernacle early this morning,
led by Rev. I. p. Adams of Ferry Village.
| love feast took place in the grove at $50
conducted by Rev. E. S. Stackpole of Port
land. The forenoon sermon was preached
by Bishop Mclean of Brooklyn, from the
text Il am the way" The children's meet
ing was held in the tabernacle at 1.30, led by
Mrs. Rose, and an evangelistic service was
held in the grove at the same hour. Rev. G.
II. Hughes of New York preached the after
noon sermon. Tonight evangelists Allen
and Jones of Portland conducted service in
the Biddeford tent which was followed by
the regular evening preaching service, with
sermon by Rev. Henry Brown, of Norwich,
Conn. The holiness meetings close tomor-
row. The Portland District Methodist camp
meeting will commence in the afternoon.
Today's meetings at Ocean Park were very
interesting and largely attended. Devotion
al exercises were held in the temple at 8
o'clock, led by Rev. o. Ii. Denny of New
York. AT 1890, Rev. j. w. Osborn Of Swan
sea, Mass, preached sermon on the prod
igal Son. Music was furnished by a cho-
rus, led by Prof Bundy of Lake Village, N.
II. "Thy kingdom come" was the text of
the afternoon sermon by Rev. F. l.. Hayes
of Boston. Tonight gospel platform SER
vice was held. The speakers were Rev. A.
T. Hillburn of Manchester, Rev. l.. Malvern
of Laconia, n H., and Rev. o. ]. Halcock
of Saco Tomorrow will occur the Lay
mans Congress" in charge of Prof. G. c.
Chase of Bates College
rhe Veteran Hotel Keepers Wife.
Mrs. Staples, wife of Ebenezer G. Staples,
Old Orchards veteran hotel man, died at the
Old Orchard House today. She was seventy
five years old.
War Ships at Mount Desert.
BAR HARBoR, Aug. 1.-THE United States
ships Dolphin and Alliance arrived this fore
noon, and the Galena, Yantic, Richmond and
ossipee are already here. A grand naval re-
view of the crews of the vessels will be had
during Secretary Whitney's stay